Top 60 Wide Receivers For 2010

Wide Receiver is an interesting position for fantasy owners when you think about it. After the top 15-20 options, are there really many sure things? What you have is a number of options that could emerge, could stagnate or could fall flat. Let’s take a look at how I currently have everyone ranked:

Andre Johnson – Houston Texans

Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals

Reggie Wayne – Indianapolis Colts

Randy Moss – New England Patriots

Calvin Johnson – Detroit Lions

Miles Austin – Dallas Cowboys

Roddy White – Atlanta Falcons

Brandon Marshall – Miami Dolphins

Vincent Jackson – San Diego Chargers

DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles

Marques Colston – New Orleans Saints

Sidney Rice – Minnesota Vikings

Anquan Boldin – Baltimore Ravens

Steve Smith – New York Giants

Chad Ochocinco – Cincinnati Bengals

Greg Jennings – Green Bay Packers

Steve Smith – Carolina Panthers

Mike Sims-Walker – Jacksonville Jaguars

Dwayne Bowe – Kansas City Chiefs

Hines Ward – Pittsburgh Steelers

Michael Crabtree – San Francisco 49ers

Hakeem Nicks – New York Giants

Percy Harvin – Minnesota Vikings

Mike Wallace – Pittsburgh Steelers

Pierre Garcon – Indianapolis Colts

Steve Breaston – Arizona Cardinals

Santana Moss – Washington Redskins

Robert Meachem – New Orleans Saints

Antonio Bryant – Cincinnati Bengals

Wes Welker – New England Patriots

Donald Driver – Green Bay Packers

Dez Bryant – Dallas Cowboys

Jeremy Maclin – Philadelphia Eagles

T.J. Houshmandzadeh – Seattle Seahawks

Derrick Mason – Baltimore Ravens

Nate Burleson – Detroit Lions

Arrelious Benn – Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Kenny Britt – Tennessee Titans

Devin Hester – Chicago Bears

Julian Edelman – New England Patriots

Demaryius Thomas – Denver Broncos

Chris Chambers – Kansas City Chiefs

Lee Evans – Buffalo Bills

Braylon Edwards – New York Jets

Donnie Avery – St. Louis Rams

Eddie Royal – Denver Broncos

Justin Gage – Tennessee Titans

Santonio Holmes – New York Jets

Jacoby Jones – Houston Texans

Malcolm Floyd – San Diego Chargers

Roy Williams – Dallas Cowboys

Nate Washington – Tennessee Titans

Mario Manningham – New York Giants

Austin Collie – Indianapolis Colts

Johnny Knox – Chicago Bears

Devin Aromashodu – Chicago Bears

Josh Cribbs – Cleveland Browns

Kevin Walter – Houston Texans

Davone Bess – Miami Dolphins

Jerricho Cotchery – New York Jets

Thoughts:

Reggie Wayne or Randy Moss? Randy Moss or Reggie Wayne? I’m going to have to go with Wayne this year, because in the early weeks, without the threat of Wes Welker, Moss could struggle (unless Julian Edelman establishes himself quickly).

I love Roddy White for 2010. He just keeps getting better and better, going from 6 TDs in ’07 to 7 in ’08 to 11 last year. He’s also had over 1,100 yards each of the past three seasons and defenses have to focus on Michael Turner, opening up the passing game. I look for him to potentially put up career marks across the board in 2010.

For now I’m leaving Vincent Jackson up in the rankings, but if he ultimately holds out, clearly he’s going to plummet. We’re going to have to keep a close eye on the news, however. If you are drafting now, I could see bypassing him for a safer option. If he plays, I’d rather have him than DeSean Jackson, and you can read why by clicking here.

Brandon Marshall may be playing with a new QB, but he’s already proven that that doesn’t matter. We talked about his situation in detail, which you can read by clicking here.

Marques Colston has proven how good he is and with Drew Brees throwing you the ball, you have the opportunity to pile up the yards and TD. He’s scored 8 or more TD in three of his four career years (he had 5 in the other, appearing in just 11 games), and that’s a trend that certainly should continue.

Will Anquan Boldin be able to prove that he belongs in the spotlight and not in the shadow of Larry Fitzgerald? Considering he was a Top 15 WR before the trade, being in the main man in Baltimore shouldn’t change things. For more on his new surroundings, check out our write up by clicking here.

The Panthers’ Steve Smith’s broken arm knocks him down a few notches, but not dramatically. The early word is that he’ll be ready for Week 1, but you just never know.

All Hines Ward does is produce, year after year. Granted, his best years are behind him, but that doesn’t mean he’s not going to continue to be the rock of the Steelers offense. With Santonio Holmes sent to New York, it puts even more pressure on Ward, as well as Mike Wallace, to produce.

Santana Moss gets to play with the best QB he has for some time, possibly ever. While he may be on the downside of his career, you have to expect a huge jump in his 3 TD in ’09. Would it be unthinkable to see him surpass 1,000 yards and challenge his career high of 10 TD?

When healthy, we all know what Wes Welker can do. That makes him worth gambling on and stashing, doesn’t it?

With Mike Martz now the offensive coordinator in Chicago, look for them to possibly open things up a bit. That gives all of their wide receivers a little bit extra in potential value, but Devin Hester is probably the biggest benefactors.

The Tennessee Titans have a handful of wide receivers who can step up and have a big game any week. That makes it extremely difficult to depend on any of them, doesn’t it? Maybe someone finally steps up (i.e. Kevin Britt), but for now I would avoid drafting any of them to be my starter.

The Broncos view Demaryius Thomas as a potential replacement for Brandon Marshall. That statement alone makes him worth the gamble, wouldn’t you think?

The Jets have three capable wide receivers (Jerricho Cotchery, Braylon Edwards & Santonio Holmes), yet are clearly a team that likes to try and run over you. That has to make you wonder if any of the three will be worth using as a starter.

What are your thoughts on these rankings? Who is ranked to high? Who is ranked to low?

3 comments

I stumbled across rotoprofessor and will likely visit many more times! The WR list is very good, although I have some differences, such as already having V. Jackson bumped DOWN a bit; not being so high on D. Bowe; and being just a little HIGHER on Austin Collie.

How can you give Rodgers a #1 rating and fail to mention his receivers. Without Jennings and Driver would he still have that #1 spot? Driver out preformed Jennings last year and yet you rank him 31 I don’t understand your thinking here. I am a true Packer fan and have been all my life, so I think that even with Driver having double knee surgery in the off season he is and will be better then the likes of half the guys you ranked ahead of him.